Swaybar questions

[rick@brubakerbox.com (Rick Alexander)]

Brian,

Could you shoot me some pics of the hardware so I can decide if I'm going to
make it up or not.

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian McGarvey" <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>
To: "Rick Alexander" <rick@brubakerbox.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: Swaybar questions


>
> the suspension techniques that i pulled off the dead white one. mounted to
> the lower shok mounts and the front of the axle.
> brian
>
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Rick Alexander wrote:
>
> > I know it's an anti-sway bar but we all know what I'm talking about
don't
> > we?
> >
> > I picked up a used pair of bars in a swaps. They were sold as being for
A1
> > cars and are 22/28 which is just what I was looking for. Besides the
price
> > was right. Last night I was working on the back of Rolling Roc and went
to
> > install the new bar. After a fight, the OE bar was off but the OE and
the
> > aftermarket bars are not the same. It could be that the Aftermarket bar
is
> > for a different application or that it mounts differently. The OE bar is
> > almost flat, mounts to the axle at the cross member and about halfway
> > between the stub axle and the pivot point. The aftermarket bar has a
bend in
> > the horizontal plane, is longer and not quite as wide. I offered the new
bar
> > up to the axle and the forward mounts are correct and would work just
fine.
> > The outer ends of the bar are just inboard and back of the shock mounts.
> > This location makes sense as there would be additional mechanical
advantage
> > for the bar if mounted on the shock mount.
> >
> > The questions I have for you experts out there go like this. Are these
bars
> > for another application? Am I missing the mounting hardware to attach
this
> > bar to the shock mounts? If the answer is the former, who needs these
bars?
> > If the answer is the latter, what does the hardware look like? Does
anyone
> > have any to spare? Where might I source this hardware?
> >
> > Rick Alexander
> > http://www.brubakerbox.com
> > http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
> > http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
> >
> >
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